Rail-fastening.



F. A. LESTER.

RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10. 19m.

Patented Apr. 20, 19115.

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Applicatioufiled August 10,

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that l, Fnnnnnrcn A. LESTER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Itail-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates generally to the class of rail fastenings, and has reference more particularly to a sectional type of fastening capable of separation to accommodate replacements oflarger sizes of rail. The invention has among its primary ob jects to produce a sectional rail fastening which can be cheaply made and readily applied to the tie and rail at a'minimum cost and by that class of unskilled labor commonly employed in construction gangs. Another object of my invention is the provision of an improved rail fastening formed of sections which when brought together are capableof tightl clamping against the rail, thereby rigidly securing the same to thetie and serving to effectually prevent any creeping of the rail relatively the tie. A further object is to produce an improved rail fastening composed of two component counterpart sections, whereby it is de signed to simplify the construction of the fastening and at the same time reduce the cost of its manufacture over those of existing types.

These, together with such other objects as may hereinafter appear, or are incident to my invention, I obtain by means of a construction illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view, illustrating the application of my improved fastening to the rail and tie.

Figure 2 is a perspective of the same, with the rail removed.

Figure 8 represents a view in perspective of one of the sections composing the fasten- Figure 4: is a modification of the section in Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a standard wood tie, and 11 the rail which is formed with the usual base 19-. In carrying out my invention 1 provide'a rail fastening composed of two sections A. and B, having web portions 13 resting on the face of the tie and meeting edges as in- Spcciiicetton of Letters Patent.

.other side of the vicinity o Patented Apr. an, 1915. 191a. Serial no. 856,001.

dicated at 1 1, from which latter the rail seat 0 extends on both sides to the lugs 15 formed to receive and engage the base 12 of the rail to hold the latter down on the said seat. 1

V In the preferred construction shown the two component sections are counterparts, and l aim to so construct them with a view as to reduce the cost of manufacture and to produce simple and efficient fastening. Each section has a portion of its web 13 cut and bent inwardly toward the rail to form the rail base engaging lug 15, as in Figure 3, or again it may be formed, if desired, from that portion of the web lying within the rail seat C as shown at 15 in Figure 1. At

one side of he lug 15 the web is provided with a hole 16 to receive the spike 17, and at the other side of the lug is a depending flange 18 formed with a hole 19 through which passes the transverse spike 20, the spikes 17 and 19 being disposed substantially at right angles to one another to clench the fastening, as will be readily understood.

In applying the fastening, the section is first positioned on the tie with its depending side flange resting up against one side thereof in readiness for the rail, which when placed has its base flange 12 engaged by the lug 15, after which the section is spiked. Subsequently, the section B is reversed to have its side flange 18 secured to the tie by the spike 20, whereupon the web portion 18 is forced inwardly against the section A. to bring its lug into a tight engagement with the rail base flange, and is then spiked. In this way the rail is tightly and rigidly clamped to the tie and rail-creeping is efi'ectually prevented.

I contemplate the use of short sections to lessen the cost of production, and as it is necessary to have sufficient solid metal in the f the spike holes 16 for obvious reasons, the preferred arrangement of counterpart sections is such that the lugs 15 are not only diagonally disposed to each other, but corresponding spike holes are similarly situated for the purpose of avoiding any tendency of the tie to split when the spikes are driven home. lhe sections being counterparts, each may be easily and cheaply made from a single metal blank having its end bent down to form the side flange, and the lug 15 cut and pressed up, in practically a single operation.

From theforegoing, the essential features,

application of the its ch elements and device, to gether with eapness, strength, sim- I plicity and other advantages thereoi will be mg aperture disposed to one Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by

side of the lug 2; A tie plate embodying two substan t-ially counterpart and separable sections re- 7 portion provided with a rail engaging lug and havinga side flange disposed transversely and to one side, of its meeting edge, the; lug and flange of the onesection being diago- In testimony whereof I have nally disposed Withreference to the lug and flange of the other, and horizontal and vertical fastenings for the side flange and web portion respectively, said sections being capable of slight angular movement When hemg brought together in the plane of the rail seat, substantially as described.

A rail fastening comprising two separable sections adapted to be reversely posiformed from counterpart metal blanks o t meeting edge, and formed with spike receivmg holes in its side flange Jacent the lug, the flanges, lugs and holes in one section being diagonally disposed With reference to the flanges, lugs and holes in tie other When the sections are brought tohereunto slgned my name in the presence of the two subscribed Witnesses.

FREDERICK A. LESTER. Witnesses:

W. H. Fownns, FRANK JAGER.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, 110'. 

